Alexander the Great

Philip of Macedonia was able to conquer Greece because

• they were worn out from fighting each other in the Peloponnesian War.

• a small tribe had plundered the sanctuary at Delphi.

• he understood Greek language, customs, and culture.

Alexander cried because

• he was a bad student with a famous teacher

• he had no talent at riding horses

• he was unattractive

• he thought his father would conquer everything and he would have nothing to conquer.

Alexander's stallion was called

• Pegasus

• Dancer

• Bucephalus

Diogenes surprised Alexander because

• he cared nothing for Alexander's power and greatness

• he thought possessions were distracting people from enjoyment.

• he was a wise man who sat in a barrel in the sun.

It was foretold that the person who untied the Gordian Knot would

• win a treasure chest of gold

• ride in a magic chariot

• conquer the world with the sword

After conquering Egypt, Alexander made himself

• Emperor

• Scribe

• Tsar

• Pharoah

Alexander made surprising decisions, including

• treating the royal women with respect after defeating the Persians at Issus.

• punishing the assassins of the King of Persia after a major defeat.

• giving the defeated Indian King Porus his kingdom back.

• going home from India by a different route over land.

When the ladder broke at the siege of a fortress, Alexander

• jumped back down to safety

• called in a rescue helicopter

• jumped straight into the battle and was hit by an arrow.

Once Alexander had conquered the world, he did not

• require subjects to fall on their knees.

• have several wives.

• face rebellion by his Greek friends and soldiers.

• want to build more roads and unite all his conquered peoples.

• survive past the age of 32.

After his death, there was no clear successor and the Empire began to dissolve. But he succeeded in spreading Greek culture and philosophy throughout the world with 700,000 scrolls housed in

• the Parthenon in Athens

• the palace at Babylon

• the library at Alexandria